Tories’ U-turn over Lisbon Treaty as Cameron drops pledge for referendum

David Cameron is poised to abandon his party’s commitment to hold a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty if it is ratified later this year.
The Tory leader, who had previously pledged that he ‘would not let matters rest’ if the treaty came into force, is expected to declare instead that a future Conservative Government would fight to regain control over social and employment laws, and would stop any further transfer of British powers to Brussels.



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